Simply Cindy

Thanks George for asking me to be a guest blogger. My name is Cindy Mackenzie and I am 53. I have had the priviledge to visit many countries through my work with our Charity SAM Chernobyl Relief. Through my work I love to visit families listen to people stories as well as preach the gospel.

I am a simple ordinary woman who loves the Lord with all her heart. My mission in life is to encourage and inspire people to be the person that God wants them to be. " years ago I was asked to write a book and at the time I was not sure what subject it would be on. So as I started to pray the Lord led me to write about angels. The following is an introduction to my book.

My fascination with angels began when I was a very young girl. My grandfather died in North Carolina when I was 2 ½, but I can still clearly remember his wonderful ever-smiling face.

He had become very ill with uremic poisoning and I remember Mom asking us children to be very quiet so he could rest. One day he was so sick the doctor called for an ambulance to take him to hospital. The paramedics had already put him on a stretcher and were making their way to the ambulance when he asked them to stop for a moment so he could reach out to me and give me a kiss. That kiss was the last time I saw him alive.

The next time I saw my grandfather he was in a shiny wooden box, and my dad lifted me up so I could give him a kiss, as he had given one to me when he left the house. He was very hard and cold - I will never forget that experience.

Pa-paw, as I called him, had been a minister, but from what I have been told he was a real rascal in his early years until he met Jesus and his life changed forever.

As he lay dying in hospital Pa-paw told both of my aunts sitting at his bedside to be very still and quiet because there was an angel standing at the bottom of the bed. The nurses came in and he told them the same thing. All those in the room said there was a peace that surrounded him despite his suffering.

As my Aunts Wanda and Sonja sat there, Pa-paw told them it was his time to go and the angel was here to take him home. He then said all his goodbyes, and as he shut his eyes my aunts knew that the angel had taken him home to be with the Lord; had taken him out of pain and misery and into the presence of Jesus.

Was it truly an Angel? I believe with my whole heart and without question that my Pa-paw saw an angel and was escorted into Heaven. In this book you will read many first hand accounts from people who have had genuine experiences where they believe they saw or heard angels sent by God.

What is an angel? Simply, a messenger from God.

In the Bible you will find stories of angels from the book of Genesis right through to Revelation. I believe that God is the same yesterday, today and forever and as you read these pages I pray that you too will feel the presence of Jesus and know beyond a shadow of a doubt, that God uses His angels to give messages, and to protect, deliver, guard and guide us.

I became a Christian in 1968 when I was ten years old, and during these 40 years of my life I have had many wonderful experiences, along with some very difficult ones. Through it all though, God has never left me or let me down.

As I look back on my early childhood I am grateful that I was brought up in a Christian home where I learned about Jesus and the importance of strong moral values. My Mom faithfully took us to church and taught us about Jesus and I will always treasure the times my Dad played the organ or my Aunt Wanda got us to sing around the piano. There were many hours of gospel singing which brought such joy along with teaching us wonderful Christian principles.

I believe that the word of God, faithfully passed down by many Pastors, together with many wonderful hymns with their rich teachings and assurance of God’s love helped to mould me into the woman God created me to be.

When my husband Colin became a Pastor it was both a gift and a sacrifice as we sought to serve the Lord together. Both of us have a real heart for people, which saw us become involved in setting up a charity to help people from Eastern Europe.

You will read about some of the people we have met and their remarkable stories of unbelievable courage and of how God sent His angels to guard and protect in wondrous circumstances.

The time writing this book has been one of real blessings and encouragement to me in my walk with God. As I have sat with people, listened to them, prayed with them and written their stories, I am reminded of what an awesome, powerful, loving and caring God we have.

To God be the glory, great things He has done and great things He will do - if only we allow Him to do so.

I would love you to jpoin me each day and hear a very short video devotion. www.cindy-mackenzie.com